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Sean Hollister

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    Google has reportedly killed its Project Iris augmented reality glassesGoogle has reportedly killed its Project Iris augmented reality glasses
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    Sean Hollister
    Google was willing to spend five years building AAA games for Stadia — if it hadn’t cost so damn much.

    According to former Google Stadia product lead Dov Zimring, the company did have an appetite for AAA games — the surprise shutdown of the company’s internal games studios was because a five-year game development cycle had become pricier than projected.

    “It was going to be far more expensive in the environment that we found ourselves in,” says Zimring, referencing game industry consolidation as an underlying reason.

    Zimring also confirmed reports that Google paid developers to port their games to Stadia, but the FTC’s lawyer let him get away without publicly confirming how much.

    E3 is dead — how big was it, anyhow?E3 is dead — how big was it, anyhow?
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    iFixit’s ROG Ally teardown.

    We knew that swapping the Windows gaming handheld’s SSD and battery was a breeze — but it turns out most every Asus part is easier to remove than Steam Deck!

    Unfortunately, Asus hasn’t yet committed to actually offering replacement parts. Valve, meanwhile, lets iFixit sell almost every Steam Deck component at its website.

    The government is helping Big Telecom squeeze out city-run broadband

    President Joe Biden’s internet access plan will hand $41.6 billion to internet service providers. In many places, that money will get funneled into private hands.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower, has died.

    Henry Kissinger called him the most dangerous man in America. Before Edward Snowden, before Chelsea Manning, and a year before Deep Throat, he revealed that the United States knew it couldn’t win the war in Vietnam. In an attempt to discredit him, Nixon set off the Watergate scandal that led to his own resignation.

    The New York Times’ obituary for Ellsberg is free to read.

    Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92

    [The New York Times]

    Illinois now lets cops fly drones over events — but not with weapons or facial recognitionIllinois now lets cops fly drones over events — but not with weapons or facial recognition
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    iFixit now sells a see-thru 65W USB-C PD power adapter.

    At $65 for a single 65W port and no folding plug, it won’t be stealing too much business from Anker — but when’s the last time you saw a PD charger suitable for your transparent gadget collection? I kinda love the look. Plus, it comes with a 6-foot 240W-ready cable, for whenever those chargers arrive.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Earlier today, Reddit said it respected the protest. Now we’re less sure.

    I just sent this to Reddit PR:

    Reddit’s Fact Sheet says that ”We respect our communities’ ability to protest as long as mods follow our Moderator Code of Conduct” and also “We respect the communities right to protest.” Originally, we took that at face value. You can protest, as long as you don’t break the rules. We read your rules, and the rules included nothing about protests of this sort or any other.

    However, you are now telling us that by definition, a protest of this form breaks the rules. Therefore, by definition, Reddit does not support this form of protest.

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    Reddit says it won’t force subreddits back open (but will it?)Reddit says it won’t force subreddits back open (but will it?)

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